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Technology Stocks : Applied Materials No-Politics Thread (AMAT) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (4673)12/27/2002 11:39:13 AM
From: Cary Salsberg  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 25522
 
RE: "Did AMAT really quadruple their cash position in a four year timeframe? And further, what type of growth of cash can we expect going forward? Surely not a quadrupling from here in only four years."

When you look at cash, you should look at revenues, account receivables, and inventory levels. Cash increases and the other 3 decrease during poor business conditions.

AMAT had some very profitable years between 1998 and 2002. Cash is the scorecard. No dividends and relatively little capital costs with support from depreciation help the cash build. Cash per share is important because it reflects the options that employees are given. In the next 4 years, added cash will approach cumulative earnings.



To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (4673)12/27/2002 12:06:36 PM
From: Gottfried  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 25522
 
Brian, AMAT balance sheets from 1993. The weird symbol
should be a dash. From WSJ. Can send properly formatted at
request.

Gottfried

Year Ending: 31-Oct-93 31-Oct-94 31-Oct-95 27-Oct-96 26-Oct-97 25-Oct-98 31-Oct-99 29-Oct-00 28-Oct-01 27-Oct-02
Cash/Equivalents 119,597 160,320 285,845 403,888 448,043 575,205 868,121 1,647,604 1,356,304 1,284,791
ST Investments 146,583 262,005 483,487 633,744 1,094,912 1,188,351 1,951,254 2,580,435 3,485,088 3,644,735
Receivables —  —  —  —  —  —  —  2,353,204 —  — 
Doubtful Account —  —  —  —  —  —  —  (1,825) —  — 
Inventories 154,597 245,710 427,413 478,552 686,451 555,881 727,107 1,503,751 1,412,997 1,273,816
Tax Benef./Dfrd. 62,413 99,766 198,888 281,586 324,568 337,906 341,668 549,108 551,785 565,936
Other Assets 36,706 56,923 98,250 72,915 105,498 97,140 154,424 206,870 199,549 257,499
Receivables 256,020 405,813 817,730 822,384 1,110,885 764,472 1,268,146 —  776,451 1,046,016
Total Current Assets 775,916 1,230,537 2,311,613 2,693,069 3,770,357 3,518,955 5,310,720 8,839,147 7,782,174 8,072,793
Prop. —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  1,706,488 1,764,937
Land 22,884 58,950 62,710 95,739 112,050 125,467 192,551 199,062 —  — 
Building 209,584 266,892 342,629 438,276 561,803 712,740 801,465 933,078 —  — 
Manufact. Equip. 93,111 114,880 174,956 292,136 398,588 501,648 531,649 605,674 —  — 
Prop. & Equip. 124,069 181,868 279,368 439,495 493,314 658,289 716,555 758,662 —  — 
Other Assets 16,532 19,674 23,020 25,880 —  46,385 57,839 55,137 339,848 387,035
Depreciation (121,944) (170,136) (228,917) (346,608) (499,702) (736,624) (963,951) (1,129,694) —  — 
Intangible —  —  —  —  199,565 91,218 205,667 184,329 —  — 
Goodwill, Net —  —  —  —  34,791 11,614 162,015 100,335 —  — 
Total Assets 1,120,152 1,702,665 2,965,379 3,637,987 5,070,766 4,929,692 7,014,510 10,545,730 9,828,510 10,224,765
Notes Payable 41,645 43,081 61,748 77,522 55,943 644 5,789 94,676 —  40,323
Cur.Port.LT Debt 7,017 15,432 21,064 22,640 10,563 7,367 36,484 11,621 4,807 9,453
Accounts Payable 282,699 378,238 659,572 791,897 1,157,808 1,041,341 1,442,718 2,268,608 1,477,531 1,348,156
Income Taxes 49,167 59,682 119,347 43,168 177,774 68,974 246,506 384,806 50,478 103,524
Total Current Liabilities 380,528 496,433 861,731 935,227 1,402,088 1,118,326 1,731,497 2,759,711 1,532,816 1,501,456
Long Term Debt 121,076 209,114 279,807 275,485 623,090 616,572 584,357 573,126 564,805 573,853
Total Long Term Debt 121,076 209,114 279,807 275,485 623,090 616,572 584,357 573,126 564,805 573,853
Deferred Taxes 7,193 11,581 11,612 11,607 47,177 11,341 —  —  —  — 
Deferred/Other 12,593 19,273 28,726 45,243 56,240 62,832 123,398 108,545 124,152 129,807
Total Liabilities 521,390 736,401 1,181,876 1,267,562 2,128,595 1,809,071 2,439,252 3,441,382 2,221,773 2,205,116
Common Stock 804 1,682 1,792 3,605 3,672 3,679 7,932 8,125 16,315 16,480
Paid in Capital 256,429 389,814 760,057 761,573 850,902 792,145 1,443,723 1,930,212 1,872,967 2,022,546
Retained Earning 325,230 545,926 999,979 1,599,564 2,098,038 2,328,940 3,122,337 5,185,181 5,693,010 5,962,014
Compreh. Income —  —  —  —  —  —  1,266 (19,170) 24,445 18,609
Trans. Adjust. 16,299 28,842 21,675 5,683 (10,441) (4,143) —  —  —  — 
Total Shareholders' Equity 598,762 966,264 1,783,503 2,370,425 2,942,171 3,120,621 4,575,258 7,104,348 7,606,737 8,019,649